chickencam Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 My hubby has expressed an interest in having an internet radio for his birthday and I am a techno numpty. Do you have to have wireless broadband for them to work or can they plug into the router via the same cable that we run the laptop from in the lounge which is connected to the router with a cable through the wall from the study? Any recommendation as to makes and where to get one from would be gratefully received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 dunno anything about 'internet radio'? I listen to Radio 4 online lots - just with the laptop & regular broad band connection. Ours is the wireless thingy so I can cart the laptop around the house while I do the housework - 'The Archers' are helping load the dishwasher at the moment! Seems very deja vu to me, I remember carting a big radio around the house in England - vacuum valves and all -to distract me from the washing-up! Plus ca change. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Never heard of internet radio (although I do listen on the laptop sometimes) . I got my OH a DAB radio a year or so ago which is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I listen to Radio 4 online lots /quote] A little bit of England, eh? What do they make of Gardener's Question Time over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 Apparently internet radio allows you to listen to radio from all over the world without the fading and crackling of the old world service. My hubby has a thing about radios we have a lot of old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myles Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hi We have a Roberts wi-fi internet radio and we all love it. You can listen to radio from all over the world, but the selling point for us was that fact that radio 4 gets good reception, we get very poor signal and won't be getting digital for another 4 years. You can also do BBC radio on demand so I can listen to all the missed programs ie the Archers anytime without having to put the computer on and you can get pod casts. Hope that helps Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I considered getting one of these for my hubbies birthday but got scared because I didn't understand how they worked and decided to leave it until next year when they will be loads cheaper!! Hope you manage to sort it out. I'll be watching this post incase someone explains them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I listen to Radio 4 online lots /quote] A little bit of England, eh? What do they make of Gardener's Question Time over there? It makes me sigh England truly is such a green & fertile land, you can grow almost anything - especially if you have a greenhouse. Here it is high mountain desert & a struggle to keep my flowers from frying to a crisp in the summer or irretrievably frozen in the winter I avoid Gardeners Question Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandajane Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi we bought an internet radio after christmas, its brill!!! WOULD RECOMMEND. 1000's more stations than a DAB radio. As far as i know you need wireless internet connection. Our radio was approx £50..... a lot for a radio, but its so good. We bought my partners dad one for christmas and he is hooked! listening to channels all over the world. Hope this helps Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Can you please let me know which make of radio you bought and where from, or recommend any website for research.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
